Midnight blue

#051273

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for midnight blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Midnight blue, a vivid blue at 233 degrees. Deep blues like this anchor serious, established brands. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Midnight blue color values

Every conversion for #051273, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#051273

RGB5, 18, 115

HSL233, 92%, 24%

HSV233, 96%, 45%

CMYK96%, 84%, 0%, 55%

Lab13.84, 35.68, -54.9

XYZ3.37, 1.7, 16.37

Decimal332403

Web safe#000066

Pantone662 C

Shades of midnight blue

#040f62 #040e59 #030b48 #030a40 #020937 #02072e #020626 #01051d

Tints of midnight blue

#071897 #081dba #0a23de #1832f5 #3c52f7 #5f71f8 #8391fa #a7b1fb #cad0fd #eef0fe

Colors that go with midnight blue

Complementary#736605 Analogous#054973 Analogous#2f0573 Triadic#730512 Triadic#127305 Split complementary#732f05 Split complementary#497305

Midnight blue in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 96, 84, 0, 55.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #051273 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

96 84 0 55

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

92 81 4 61

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Midnight blue in css

Copy #051273 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #051273; }
.text { color: #051273; }
.border { border: 2px solid #051273; }

How midnight blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Midnight blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #051273 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #051273 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Midnight blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #051273 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around midnight blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn midnight blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #051273 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from midnight blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #051273 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.